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From the category archives:

California

Schramsberg Brut 2008!

January 20, 2012 California

  Some of the best bubbles in the store at this price…and now, it’s on sale! Schramsberg Brut 2008 Blanc de Blancs California Was $29.99, Now $24.99 Wine Enthusiast 94- “Made from 100% Chardonnay grown mostly in Napa and Sonoma counties, this charming bubbly is one of the best Blanc de Blancs on the market.  [...]

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Hanzell Chardonnay 2009

January 9, 2012 California

Hanzell Chardonnay 2009 Sonoma Valley, California $56.99 Wine Enthusiast- 95- A tremendous Chardonnay. As always, the winery;s ’09 s bone dry, crisply acidic and minerally. You might call it austere at this point, with its tart finish of grapefruit. But a great Hanzell Chardonnay will improve for at least a decade, possible two, and this [...]

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Pennywise Pinot Noir $9.99

November 4, 2011 California

A Great Value in Pinot Noir. I was impressed when I tasted this. Just think: Holiday Parties and everyday gatherings. Pennywise Pinot Noir 2009 California $9.99 WE 90 and Best Buy! “Surprisingly sophisticated for a Pinot Noir at this price. It’s dry, light in the mouth and elegantly structured, with a nice bite of acids and tannins. [...]

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Littorai Pinot Noir

October 28, 2011 California

The Littorai is an underground cult Pinot Noir that is very Old World in style. Littorai Pinot Noir 2009 Les Larmes Anderson Valley, California $39.99 WS 93 ”Cherry and berry jam, watermelon and strawberry aromas are more restrained on the palate, as mineral, dried sage and complex berry flavors build depth. Drink now through 2020. 329 [...]

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96 Point Carneros Chardonnay

October 27, 2011 California

Shafer 2009 Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay Carneros, California $49.99 WE 96 “Shafter consistently produces one of the biggest, fruitiest Chardonnays in California, and yet the wine remians balanced and interesting. The 2009 Red Shoulder Ranch is gigantic in pineapples, pears, mangoes, tangerines and honey, and yet so minerally and crisp that somehow it finishes dry.” [...]

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Dramatic terroir, a real sense of place

October 27, 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon

Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Napa Valley $32.99 WE 93 “Shows all the hallmarks of an important young Napa Cabernet. Bone dry and quite hard in tannins, it’s immensely concentrated in blackberries, black currants, cassis and fine, smoky new oak. Possesses that elusive quality of dramatic terroir, a real sense of place. Very fine young [...]

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Foxglove Chardonnay 2009

October 27, 2011 California

For you lovers of no oak, stainless steel and no malo Foxglove Chardonnay 2009 Central Coast, California $14.99 Parker 90 “This terrific portfolio of values is led by Foxglove’s remarkable 2009 Chardonnay, a non-oaked, stainless steel-fermented and aged white that sees no malolactic fermentation. Moreover, there are 30,000 cases of this beauty, a blend of [...]

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Neely Holly’s Cuvee 2009

September 23, 2011 California

The Neely family owns Spring Ridge Vineyard, where brothers Jim and Bob Varner make their wines, and as well wines sold under the Neely label. The Neely wines are essentially selections culled from the same parcels that inform the Varner wines. Neely 2009 Holly’s Cuvee $46.99 Parker 95 ” The 2009 Chardonnay Holly’s Cuvee is [...]

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Newton Claret 2008

September 15, 2011 California

Newton Claret 2008 Napa, California 2008 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Tanzer 90 “A Bordeaux blend based on 53% merlot and 33% cabernet sauvignon. Bright red-ruby. Enticing aromas of redcurrant, licorice, iron, loam, tobacco and chocolate. Suave, round and nicely concentrated, with a restrained sweetness to the red [...]

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Luli Pinot Noir 2009

August 5, 2011 California

Luli Pinot Noir 2009 Santa Lucia Highlands 2009 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Parker 89 “As for the 2009 Pinot Noir, it is an early bottled, wonderfully fruity Pinot offering notes of damp earth, plum sauce, blueberries, raspberries and a hint of spring flowers. Round and ripe with [...]

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Bogle Petite Sirah 2008

July 28, 2011 California

The Bogle Petite Sirah just received a new rating from Wine Spectator. Bogle 2008 Petite Sirah California $8.99 WS 88 “A fragrant, floral version of Petite, with firm but smooth tannins and a core of ripe blueberry and boysenberry flavors that show violet, black licorice and spice details.  Drink now through 2019.” This is in [...]

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